US to relocate troops in Iraq amid rising opposition
The status of the US and NATO coalition forces in Iraq has changed drastically post the targeted assassination of Popular Mobilisation Forces commander al-Muhandis and Iranian General Qassem Soleimani by the US in January
Gantz invited to form government in Israel, potentially ending Netanyahu’s rule
Blue and While alliance’s leader Benny Gantz was invited by the Israeli president to form the government after he received the support of 61 members of the 120-seat Knesset. Gantz has also been supported by the Joint List – the first time in Israel’s history
Workers in Myanmar affected by global Coronavirus outbreak
The lack of raw materials from China has already caused the closure of 16 factories in Myanmar, resulting in at least 7,000 layoffs. Unions in the country fear large-scale job losses if the crisis situation continues
India’s Supreme Court rejects pre-arrest bail plea of activist Gautam Navlakha, scholar Anand Teltumbde
They are accused of instigating violence and having links with a banned Maoist party. Both Gautam Navlakha and Anand Teltumbde have been vocal critics of the ruling far-right Bharatiya Janata Party and its Hindu supremacist ideological framework
European trade unions call for putting people’s lives before profit to combat coronavirus crisis
Ten major trade unions across Europe released a joint statement on Friday, saying “Healthcare is not an issue of individual responsibility and must not be viewed as a field of enormous profitability”
Neoliberalism returns to Uruguay with the new right-wing president
New Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou, within 11 days of assuming office, has announced a hike in the rates of basic public services
Refugee camp workers in Lesvos, Greece go on strike
The right-wing government in Greece has slowed and suspended the asylum application process, increasing the number of inhabitants in the camps
Putin’s rerun likely as Russian parliament endorses his constitutional reforms
Russian president Vladimir Putin expressed on Tuesday his willingness for a rerun in the next presidential elections if allowed by the constitutional court